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Free agency is here. The NFL’s “legal tampering” period begins at noon sharp. And, yes, this remains a hilarious term.
The NFL Draft is next month.
We’ll be covering it all right here at GoLongTD.com through a humanizing, longform lens and would love to have you every step of the way. This week, you can upgrade to a paid subscription at 30% off. Choose the annual rate, and I’ll also mail you a signed copy of “The Blood and Guts: How Tight Ends Save Football.” Just drop me your mailing address at golongtd@gmail.com… and feel free to introduce yourself!
What can you expect the short term? Aaron Rodgers’ decision to play or not play should be announced any day. We first reported that the Green Bay Packers were moving on from the four-time MVP. Because, hey, it is Jordan Love Time. Now, the New York Jets have the ball at the one-inch line. Subscribers can expect full analysis on the No. 1 story in sports.
This week, I’ll examine how the Buffalo Bills can keep their Super Bowl window open based on conversations with people around the NFL. What a massive offseason this is for Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane. It’s high time the Bills leaned into their true identity. Especially after how last season ended.
Once again, Bob McGinn is bringing his signature NFL Draft coverage to our pages. He gets draft season started with a look at the best 55 prospects. Why listen to pundits on TV when the NFL personnel men weigh in themselves? In this extensive first look, the scouts weigh in on everyone from Bryce Young (“He won the Texas game by himself. That’s the thing Brett Favre had over many, many others: he could bring his team from behind in college. In college, he did it repeatedly.”); C.J. Stroud (“Reminds me of Mahomes. First time I ever compared anybody to Mahomes. He’s about the same size as Mahomes, Mahomes ran a 4.8, but I think this guy might be a little bit faster.”); Jalen Carter (“He doesn’t love football, doesn’t love the weight room… He’s the epitome of star or bust.”); Will Anderson (“He might be one of the greatest kids ever. His family and everything, you want to adopt him for your son.”) and Anthony Richardson (“He is as raw as raw can be. His delivery is like he’s never thrown a football before.”). Here is the offense and defense for subscribers. There’s good, bad and ugly, as always, from the scouts. This April, as a subscriber, you’ll get McGinn’s full position-by-position, nine-part series. Feel free to surf through the “McGinn Draft” archives for the 2022 series.
Of course, the bread and butter of Go Long will always be profile stories. Last week, Trent Sherfield detailed what life’s really like for an undrafted wide receiver. Without giving too much away, I’ll have a few chilling features to share this spring. I recently sat down with one member of the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs who has an incredible life story to share.
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